Paint can brush scraper



IN V EN TOR.

ATTORNEYS R A WEED PAINT CAN BRUSH SCRAPER Filed Feb. 23, 1951 Jan. 20,1953 Patented Jan. 20, 1953 "ILUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PAINT CANBRUSH SCRAPER- Ralph A. Weed, Canton, I11. I Application February 23,1951, Serial No. 212,332

} This invention relates to devices used for scrapiiig paint frompaintbrushes to prevent drip on theoutside of the can or bucket, and inparticular a horizontally disposed blade supported on the inside of acan by a hook extended upwardly over theedge of the can and havingsupporting legs extended'downwardly against the inner surface of thecan'whereby the scraper is supported in an outwardly extended horizontallydisposed position.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a one piece paint brushscraping device that may readily be snapped over the edge of a paint canand the scraping element is positioned on the inside of the can so thatpaint scraped from brushes therebydrops downwardly into the can insteadof running downwardly on the outer surface thereof.

- Various types of paint brush supports and scrapers have been providedin combination with paint buckets and cans but where these arepositioned at the upper edge of the can paint scraped from brushes dripsover the edge of the can and flows downwardly over the outer surfacethereof. For this .reason painters do not place paint buckets or cans onclean surfaces and it is sometimes inconvenient to provide suitablesupport for a paint can, where the usual ring of paint resulting frompaint on the lower end of the can is not objectionable. With thisthought in mind this invention contemplates an efficient paint brushscraping element that is spaced downwardly below the upper edge of apaint can and positioned against the inner surface of the can.

The object of this invention is, therefore, to provide means for forminga paint brush scraper for paint cans and buckets that is positionedagainst the inner surface of a can and suspended from the upper edgethereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide a paint brush scrapingdevice that is readily removable from a can and that may readily becleaned.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved one piecepaint scraper for use on the inside of paint cans which is of a simpleand economical construction.

With these and other objects and advantages in view the inventionembodies a flat piece of material stamped to form a horizontallydisposed shelf with legs extended downwardly from points spaced inwardlyfrom the ends of the shelf and with a tongue extended from theintermediate part of the shelf extended upwardly and downwardlyproviding a U-shape whereby a support- 2 Claims. (Cl. 220- -90) ingelement is provided for suspending the scraper from the upper edge of apaint can.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from thefollowing description taken in connection with the drawings wherein:Figure l is a plan view showing the improved paint brush scraperpositioned on the inside of .a

paint can with parts of the paint can broken.

- legs [2 and I3 depending from an arcuate edge of the sector I I andspaced from the ends of the plate It, and a clip l4 extended upwardlyfrom the intermediate part of the sector II and formed to be positionedover a rim [5 of a paint can It.

As illustrated in the drawing the shelf or plate I0 is elongated andsubstantially rectangular shape and this portion of the scraper ishorizontally positioned, as shown in Fig. 3.

The sector II is provided with a straight edge that corresponds with oneedge of the shelf and the sector slopes downwardly from the edge ll ofthe fiat portion ll], of the shelf. The sector is also provided with anarcuate edge that is positioned to nest against the inner surface of acan and the clip I4 is formed by a tongue l8 which extends upwardly froma point. [9 at the center of the arcuate edge of the sector II.

The tongue l8 extends upwardly from the point l9 and the clip portion I4is formed to extend around the rim [5 providing a U-shaped section inthe clip and from this section the tongue extends inwardly providing aprojecting section 20 that snaps in under the rim l5. From the point 20the tongue extends downwardly and outwardly providing a flange 2! asshown in Fig. 3.

The inner edges 22 and 23 of the legs [2 and I3, respectively, whichextend downwardly from the arcuate edge of the sector slope downwardlyand outwardly from the edges of the tongue I8 and the outer edges 24 and25 of the legs slope downwardly from the points 26 and 21, respectivelywhich are positioned on the arcuate edge of the sector and spaced fromthe ends of the 3 plate Ill. The lower ends of the legs [2 and 13 areprovided with beveled corners 28 and 29, respectively.

With the parts formed in this manner the improved paint brush scrapermay readily be inserted in a paint can with the clip [4 snapped over therim I5 of the can and with the legs [2 and I3 positioned against theinner surface thereof. By this means the shelf or plate H1 is extendedoutwardly into the can and spaced from the upper end thereof.

With the parts positioned in this manner paint is scraped from a paintbrush by drawing the brush over the edge of the shelf I0 and paintscraped from the brush drops directly downwardly into the can or runsover the sector H, flowing down the inner surface of the can.

With the scraper positioned as shownand de:- scribed it may also be usedfor supporting a paint brush with the brush positioned upon the scraperand the handle resting upon the opposite. edge of the can.

It will be understood that modifications may be made in the design andarrangement of the parts Without departing from the spirit of theinvention.v

What is claimed is:

I. A paint brush scraper comprising a horizontally disposed plate,rectangular shaped in plan having straight sides and ends, a sectorhaving a straight edge at one side corresponding with one of thestraight sides of the plate, sloping downwardly from said straight sideof the plate and having an arcuate edge on the side opposite to the sidecorresponding with the straight side. of the plate, said arcuate edge.shaped to nest against the inner surface of a cylindrical wall of apaint can,v spaced legs extended downwardly from the arcuate edge of thesector and also positioned to nest againstthe inner surface of apaintcan in which the scraper is positioned, and a tongue extended upwardlyfrom the; ar-

cuate edge of the sector and positioned atv apoint midway of the lengthofthe sector, said tongue being; substantially U-shaped in; crosssection and; adapted to extend over an edge of a paint can to suspendthe plate and sector on the inside of the paint can and at a pointspaced from the upper edge thereof.

2. A paint brush scraper comprising a horizontally disposed plate,rectangular shaped in plan having straight sides and ends, a sectorhaving a straight edge at one side corresponding with one of thestraight sides of the plate sloping downwardlyfrom saidstraight, side:of the plate and having an arcuate. edge on the side opposite to theside corresponding with the straight side of the plate, said arcuateedge shaped to nest against the inner surface of a cylindrical wall of apaint can, spaced legs extended downwardiy from the arcuate edge of thesector and also positioned to nest against the inner surface of a paintcan in which the scraper is positioned, and a tongue extended upwardlyfrom the arcuate edge of the sector and positioned at a point mid- Wayof the length of the sector, said tongue being substantially U-sh'apedin cross section and adapted to extend over an edge of a paint can tosuspend the plate and sector on the inside of the paint can and at apoint spaced from the upper edge thereof, said U-shaped section of thetongue having an inner leg, to the lower end of which the said sector isconnected, and an outer" leg, having an offset therein positioned tosnap over the upper edge of a paint can.

RALPH A. WEED.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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